Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010247622014 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/4772/2022 DR. LOKMAN ALI S/O- MD. SAYED ALI R/O- VILL- GHOGA P.O. LAWTOLA P.S. MUKALMUA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM EDUCATION HIGHER DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DIRECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19. 3:THE THEN GOVERNING BODY OF BARKHETRI COLLEGE TO BER REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT C/O- PRINCIPAL BARKHETRI COLLEGE VILL.- AND P.O. MUKALMUA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126. 4:THE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF BARKHETRI COLLEGE CONSTITUTED FOR SELECTION OF PRINCIPAL OF BARKHETRI COLLEGE TO BE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN CUM- VICE CHANCELLOR Page No.# 2/6 NAMELY- PRATAP JYOTI HANDIQUE GAUHATI UNIVERSITY GOPINATH BORDOLOI NAGAR GUWAHATI-14. 5:DR. BHASKAR KALITA S/O- SANTA RAM KALITA R/O- JYOTI PATH PORUAH CHARIALI P.O. NIKMUL DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784176. ------------ Advocate for : MR. A R BHUYAN Advocate for : SC HIGHER EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS Linked Case : WP(C)/4137/2022 LOKMAN ALI S/O MD. SAYED ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- GHOGA P.O. LAWTOLA P.S. MUKALMUA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 11 ORS. TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM EDUCATION HIGHER DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DIRECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM .KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 3:THE THEN GOVERNING BODY OF BARKHETRI COLLEGE TO BE REPRESENTED BY ITS THEN PRESIDENT NAMELY SK. MUBARAQUE HUSSAIN S/O LATE ANADAR ALI Page No.# 3/6 VILLAGE AND P.O. MUKALMUA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN 781126. 4:THE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF BARKHETRI COLLEGE CONSTITUTED FOR SELECTION OF PRINCIPAL OF BARKHETRI COLLEGE ( TO BE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN CUM VICE CHANCELLOR NAMELY PRATAP JYOTI HANDIQUE GAUHATI UNIVERSITY GOPINATH BORDOLOI NAGAR GUWAHATI-14. 5:SK. MUBARAQUE HUSSAIN S/O LATE ANADAR ALI VILLAGE AND P.O. MUKALMUA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN 781126 MEMBER SECRETARY OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. 6:PROF. DIPTI PHUKAN PATGIRI VC'S NOMINEE OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE C/O GAUHATI UNIVERSITY GOPINATH BORDOLOI NAGAR GUWAHATI-14. 7:DR. MANOJ KR. MAHANTA NOMINEE GOVERNING BODY FOR THE SELECTION COMMITTEE C/O PRAGJYOTISH COLLEGE P.O. SANTIPUR GUWAHATI DIST. KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN 781009. 8:DR. RAMEN TALUKDAR MEMBER SELECTION COMMITTEE C/O BARKHETRI COLLEGE P.O. NARAYANPUR DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN 781126. 9:PROF. AKHIL RANJAN DUTTA MEMBER SELECTION COMMITTEE Page No.# 4/6 C/O GAUHATI UNIVERSITY GOPINATH BORDOLOI NAGAR GUWAHATI-14. 10:PROF. DILIP BORAH MEMBER SELECTION COMMITTEE C/O BARKHETRI COLLEGE P.O. NARAYANPUR DIST. NALBARI .ASSAM PIN 781126. 11:PROF. RAJIB HANDIQUE MEMBER SELECTION COMMITTEE C/O BARKHETRI COLLEGE P.O. NARAYANPUR DIST. NALBARI .ASSAM PIN 781126. 12:DR. BHASKAR KALITA S/O SANTA RAM KALITA RESIDENT OF JYOTI PATH PORUAH CHARIALI P.O. NIKMUL DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MR. A R BHUYAN Advocate for : SC HIGHER EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 11 ORS. Linked Case : WP(C)/7304/2019 LOKMAN ALI S/O MD. SAYED ALI VILL. GHOGA P.O. LAWTOLA P.S. MUKALMUA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM VERSUS Page No.# 5/6 THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS. TO BY REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM EDUCATION (HIGHER DEPTT. ) DISPUR GHY-6 2:THE DIRECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY-19 3:THE GOVERNING BODY OF BARKHETRI COLLEGE MUKALMUA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM TO BE REP BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI AKAN CHANDRA CHOUDHURY S/O LT. GOBINDA CHANDRA CHOUDHURY VILL. DOULASAL P.O. DOULASAL PIN- 781312 DIST. NALBARI ASSAM 4:THE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF BARKHETRI COLLEGE CONSTITUTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELECTION OF REGULAR PRINCIPAL TO BE REP .BY ITS CHAIRMAN CUM VICE CHANCELLOR GAUHATI UNIVERSITY GOPINATH BORDALI NAGAR GHY 5:DR. BHASKAR KALITA S/O- SRI SANTA RAM KALITA JYOTI PATH PORUAH CHARIALI OPP. TO NENA NEAR TO DON BOSCO HIGH SCHOOL P.O.- NIKMUL DISTRICT- SONITPUR PIN- 784111 ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR A R BHUYAN Advocate for : SC HIGHER EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS. Page No.# 6/6 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR ORDER Date : 08.05.2025 Mr. A. R. Bhuyan, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that these three writ petitions, namely, WP(C)/7304/2019, WP(C)/4137/2022 & WP(C)/4772/2022 has been filed challenging the selection procedure as well as appointment of the private respondent namely, Dr. Bhaskar Kalita. He submits that during pendency of these three writ petitions, the said Dr. Bhaskar Kalita has been released from the post of Principal of Barkhetri College Mukalmua, District - Nalbari to join his original post as Associate Professor, T.H.B. College, Jamugurihat, District - Sonitpur by an Order dated 23.04.2025 issued by the Director of Higher Education, Assam. He, therefore, submits that these three writ petitions has become infructuous. Mr. S. Das, learned Standing Counsel, appears for the Higher Education Department; Mr. P. J. Phukan, learned Standing Counsel, appears for the Gauhati University; Mr. C. Kumar, learned counsel, appears for the said private respondent, namely, Dr. Bhaskar Kalita and Ms. M. D. Borah, learned counsel, appears for the respondent No. 7 in WP(C)/4137/2022. These three writ petitions are accordingly disposed of as infructuous. The Order dated 23.04.2025 is placed on record. JUDGE Comparing Assistant